20345-1: Administering Microsoft Exchange Server 2016/2019

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WHAT YOU WILL LEARN

This course teaches IT professionals how to administer and support Exchange Server. The course covers how install and configure Exchange Server. It also covers how to manage mail recipients and public folders, including how to perform bulk operations by using Exchange Management Shell. In addition, the course covers how to manage client connectivity, message transport and hygiene, and highly available Exchange Server deployments. It also covers how to implement disaster recovery solutions. Finally, the course covers how to maintain and monitor an Exchange Server deployment and how to administer Exchange Online in an Office 365 deployment.

AUDIENCE

The audience for this course includes enterprise-level messaging administrators on Exchange Server. IT generalists and helpdesk professionals who want to learn about Exchange Server may also take this course. Students taking this course are expected to have at least two years of experience working in the IT field—typically in the areas of Windows Server administration, network administration, helpdesk, or system administration. They are also expected to have some experience with Exchange Server concepts but previous experience managing Exchange Server is not a requirement.

PREREQUISITES

• In addition to their professional experience, students who attend this training should already have the following technical knowledge:

• Minimum of two years of experience administering Windows Server.

• Minimum of two years of experience working with Active Directory Domain Services (AD DS).

• Minimum of two years of experience working with name resolution, including Domain Name System (DNS).

• Understanding of TCP/IP and networking concepts.

• Understanding of security concepts such as authentication and authorization.

Modules

Module 1: Deploying Exchange Server

This module explains the key features and architecture of Exchange Server. It also explains the prerequisites and requirements for deploying Exchange Server. Additionally, it explains how to use the Exchange admin center and the Exchange management shell to manage Exchange Server.

• Describe the requirements and options for deploying Exchange Server.

• Deploy Exchange Server.

• Describe how to use management tools to manage Exchange Server.

Module 2: Managing Exchange Server 2016 storage

This module explains the features of Exchange Server mailbox databases and the storage options available for Exchange Server. It also explains how to configure Exchange Server mailbox databases and storage.

Lessons

• Exchange Server mailbox databases

• Exchange Server storage

• Configuring Exchange Server mailbox databases and storage

Lab: Configuring Exchange Server storage

• Creating and configuring mailbox databases

After completing this module, students will be able to:

• Describe the features of Exchange Server mailbox databases.

• Explain the storage options available for Exchange Server.

• Configure Exchange Server mailbox databases and storage.

Module 3: Managing recipient objects

This module explains how to manage the user, shared, resource, public folder, arbitration mailboxes in Exchange Server. It also explains how to manage contacts, mail users, and distribution groups in Exchange Server. Finally, it explains how to configure address lists and email address and address book policies in Exchange Server.

This module explains how to configure and manage client access services in Exchange Server. It also explains the client connectivity options for Exchange Server and how to configure Outlook on the web. Additionally, it explains how to configure mobile messaging for Exchange Server.

This module describes the high availability options for Exchange Server. It also explains how to configure highly available mailbox databases and Client Access services by using load balancing methods.

Lessons

• High availability on Exchange Server

• Configuring highly available mailbox databases

• Configuring high availability of Client Access services

Lab: Implementing DAGs

• Creating and configuring a DAG

Lab: Implementing and testing high availability

• Deploying a high availability solution for Client Access services

• Testing the high availability configuration

After completing this module, students will be able to:

• Describe the high availability in Exchange Server.

• Configure highly available mailbox databases.

• Configure high available Client Access services.

Module 7: Implementing disaster recovery for Exchange Server

This module describes Exchange Server backup and restore features and the details that you need to consider when you create a backup plan.

Lessons

• Implementing Exchange Server backup

• Implementing Exchange Server recovery

Lab: Backing up Exchange Server data

• Backing up an Exchange Server mailbox database

Lab: Restoring Exchange Server data

• Restoring Exchange Server mailbox

• Restoring a database availability group (DAG) member (optional)

After completing this module, students will be able to:

• Back up Exchange Server data.

• Restore Exchange Server data by using the configured backups.

Module 8: Configuring and managing message transport

This module explains messaging transport in Exchange Server. It also explains how to configure message transport in Exchange Server and manage transport rules in Exchange Server.

Lessons

• Overview of message transport

• Configuring message transport

• Managing transport rules

Lab: Configuring and managing message transport

• Configuring message transport

• Monitoring and verifying message delivery

• Configuring a disclaimer transport rule

• Configuring a DLP policy for financial data

After completing this module, students will be able to:

• Describe messaging transport in Exchange Server.

• Configure message transport in Exchange Server.

• Manage transport rules in Exchange Server.

Module 9: Configuring message security

This module describes how to deploy and manage an Edge Transport server for message security. It also explains how to implement antivirus and antispam solutions for Exchange Server.

This module explains how to configure performance monitoring and troubleshoot issues in Exchange Server.

Lessons

• Monitoring Exchange Server

• Troubleshooting Exchange Server

Lab: Monitoring and troubleshooting Exchange Server

• Monitoring Exchange Server

• Troubleshooting database availability

• Troubleshooting Client Access servers

After completing this module, students will be able to:

• Configure performance monitoring in Exchange Server.

• Troubleshoot issues in Exchange Server.

Module 11: Securing and maintaining Exchange Server

This module explains how to secure Exchange Server by using role-based access control (RBAC). It also explains how to configure audit logging in Exchange Server and how to maintain and update Exchange Server.

Lessons

• Securing Exchange Server by using RBAC

• Configuring audit logging in Exchange Server

• Maintaining Exchange Server

Lab: Securing and maintaining Exchange Server

• Configuring Exchange Server permissions

• Configuring audit logging

• Maintaining Exchange Server

After completing this module, students will be able to:

• Secure Exchange Server by using RBAC.

• Configure audit logging in Exchange Server.

• Maintain and update Exchange Server.

Module 12: Implementing and managing Exchange Online deployments

This module explains Exchange Online and Office 365 and how to manage it. It also explains how to implement a migration to Exchange Online.

Lessons

• Overview of Exchange Online and Office 365

• Managing Exchange Online

• Implementing the migration to Exchange Online

• Managing a hybrid environment

Lab: Managing Exchange Online

• Managing Exchange Online

After completing this module, students will be able to:

• Provide an overview of Exchange Online and Office 365.

• Manage Exchange Online.

• Implement a migration to Exchange Online.

Mohd Adam Kane

Started training in early 1997 after returning from Singapore and have been actively participating in IT projects and consultation while conducting freelance training. He was a Senior Trainer with Info Trek focus on Unified Communications, Messaging Infrastructure, Network Infrastructure Management and Microsoft Server Systems.He brings to the classroom for all to share his many years of experience in project roll out and consultancy such as Operating System Migration, Messaging Infrastructure Deployment & Migration, System Center Deployment, Data Center Planning & Management, Identity Management, Unified Communication Implementation, Disaster Recovery, Fibre Network Implementation, High Availability Deployment and Network Management. Read More

Lim Boon Kok

Lim has been working in the IT industry for the past 16 years. He leads, plans and supports a functionally organized, technically oriented team and environment with a wide variety of technical activities and service operations. He is good in developing and implementing IT initiatives for regional service operation activities and actively participates in global projects to align corporate/regional direction and IT standard according to ITIL operational framework and software development. He has a strong ability to develop team growth, people skills and technology in a well-organized workforce. Read More